7 Bollywood Celebrities Who Inspired Us To Do Charity For A Noble Cause

By Samprita on 17 Oct 2018

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Samprita Kuncolinkar holds a bachelor's degree in English Literature and has been working at GirlStyle India since its inception. She works as a Senior Lifestyle Editor who is deeply in love with all things beauty, fashion, entertainment and lifestyle. Enjoying the online version of the magazine, the genres of her articles keep varying as she loves to move and groove. Apart from her work life, she loves binge-watching Netflix and loves to eat junk food for happiness.

India is a country that is obsessed with B-town celebs and they have a lot of influence on the audience of our country. Since they have such a huge onscreen presence, the general public is always looking at each & every move of the celeb. With such power comes great responsibility and it makes it much more valid for them to bring it to use in a good form. There are only a handful of people out there who realise the fact that there is so much to do for the society and some celebrities have been speaking about it.

On the occasion of Dusshera, we have gathered a list of seven celebrities who taught us about charity work and how to help others in need, physically or financially. These stars have done all they could by supporting welfare programs and foundations and are still not taking their fame for granted. Let's take some social work inspiration from them and try to help others in any way we can!

Priyanka Chopra

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PeeCee runs her own foundation which is called, 'The Priyanka Chopra Foundation for Education and Health' which provides education to the underprivileged children. Priyanka has been closely working with the team of UNICEF since 2006 and donates 10% of her annual income to the foundation. She is also the Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF and also a member of 'Save the Girl' campaign. Priyanka has also decided to donate her organs after death to create awareness on organ donation.

Deepika Padukone

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Deepika after battling depression herself decided to set up a foundation called ‘The Live Love Laugh Foundation’ to raise awareness about mental health in India. Her foundation focuses on psychological disorders and how to change the social stigma on such issues. DP is also the brand ambassador of the NGO Indian Psychiatry Society, and later launched a campaign called #DoobaraPoocho. The beauty with a big heart also took part in the World 10K Bangalore Marathon, which raised money for over 80 NGO’s.

Sonam Kapoor

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Sonam has gained a lot of appreciation for her amazing fashion statement throughout these years but a lot of people are not aware of the fact that she has put her love for fashion in all the right causes for the society. The fashionista has tied up with the designer, Pernia Qureshi's pop shop wherein she donated some of her outfits. The amount gathered was donated to a foundation called Smile Foundation which helps underprivileged children. Sonam is also the brand ambassador of Cuddles Foundation, a charity that strives to fulfil the nutritional requirements of children diagnosed with cancer. She has been spotted spending time with the kids and also hosted a grand dinner for the kids to raise money.

Kalki Koechlin

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Kalki has always been ahead of all in using her great acting skills and speaking about gender violence and inequality. She earlier came out with a satirical video known as. 'It's Your Fault', wherein they took a different path to speak about the situation of rape victims. She also did a solo act on India Today Conclave 2017, to perform on the serious issue of women abuse. In one of her interviews, Kalki said, "No gender is fairer than other. Women are not doormats. We are equivalent to men. It is just that we have different bodies and different biological needs. We have capacities which should be celebrated and rewarded in the society."

Jacqueline Fernandez

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Jackie is not only an animal lover but also an animal activist who signed a petition by PETA to ban the sale of animal-tested cosmetics and products in India. On behalf of PETA, she also initiated to end horse-drawn carriages in Mumbai and to fasten the process of the transfer of a neglected elephant to a safe sanctuary in Colombo. PETA also awarded her with 'Woman of The Year' title for her love towards animals. She also initiated the campaign 'Jacqueline Builds' during the Tamil Nadu floods wherein she had set a goal to build homes for the homeless. Not only this, she actively supports Marine Conservation and creates awareness about it through social media.

Dia Mirza

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Dia means light and she has truly lit up the environment with her constant efforts to save the earth and take participation in environmental protection. She is also the ambassador of Wildlife Trust of India which is a part of the youth campaign called Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and an active member of Sanctuary Nature Foundation. She was also the first United Nations Environment Goodwill Ambassador for India. The actress truly has a golden heart, & she is also involved in creating awareness about female foeticide and HIV/AIDS.

Aishwarya Rai

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The gorgeous diva of Bollywood is more than a beautiful face and believes in doing a lot of charity. She is the brand ambassador of The Eye Bank Association wherein she has donated her eyes as well. She is also the brand ambassador of Pulse Polio and the International Goodwill Ambassador for UNAIDS. Well, we are not done yet, she was also the spokesperson to building a special school for underprivileged girls in a village of U.P. We just can't get over the fact that how polite and generous she is. She is also a happy participant of the international charity Smile Train for which she is a global goodwill ambassador.